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hey, I´m just new here, I joined because of this specific topic XD haha... but anyway, pleased to meet you all... I have just make an azurill plushie and I wanted to share it with you all

and I have one question... do any one have any idea in how to make an snivy plushie ?? I have experience sewing and making things like this, so, its not a problem.. only that I don´t know how to pattern a snivy plushie... some help ??

Umbreon Plushie

Okay Ive Got three in mind umbreon darkrai and houndor or houndoom and if you can do the scketchs for all three / four I would be really greatful and i will do the most - likely easiest one Thanks and can you make them as fast as possible i need them really fast

Sorry, but I don't have unlimited time to sketch patterns. If you pick your favorite of those (and I think umbreon would be easiest) I will see what I can do for a pattern sketch, but I only take 1 request at a time.

Hey, I saw this thread today and made an account here to ask with some assitance with a Gardevoir plush I want to make. I can probably do most of it, I just need a pattern for her hair, and mayybe some advise on doing her eyes. help plz?

Hey~ I've been in the plushie buisness for years, and it's VERY entertaining. If anyone wants a pattern for one of these, just ask-
Ditto (3D, not flat like most)
Shaymin

More soon... XD Those are the only custom patterns I can think of. Anyway, anyone have advice for Ninetales? I'm using a body from a pattern I found on DA. But should I make the tails with almost a wide triangle pattern with ridges and embroider them apart, or do them individually? If you need me to explain that, just ask~

EDIT: Also, which should I make? Glaceon, Umbreon, or Espeon? Thanks~ <3

Last edited by Snostar; 31st July 2011 at 7:57 PM.
Reason: Forgot to include something

As for the tails,
If you look at the general stability of plushies it would be easiest and sturdier to work with ridges and make the tail ends go apart,
but I like it most if the tails can move separately so I'd probably do them all separate, It'll just be rougher on the fabric to keep so many tails up so if you do it that way make sure to get something to prevent it from ripping due to weight and lots of things stitched in the same location...

Meloetta

Originally Posted by VampirateMace

Plushie Tutorial:

For simple pokemon fan art plushies

In my life-sized pokemon plushie thread, it was suggested that I make a tutorial, so here it is, if it’s good enough that the mods want to sticky it for other’s reference that’s fine. If not I hope it helps someone.

The Sketch: If you draw well you may just wish to make a line the height of the desired pokemon on the paper and then sketch it to height. If you don’t draw well you may wish to use the grid method. Simply make a small grid over the image you wish to enlarge. Then make a large grid and fill in each space with the lines you see on the small grid.

It’s best to use pencil; I use markers after the first sketch so that it shows up on the camera.

The Pattern: After the sketch I generally just draw the needed shapes on the felt with chalk and cut out the felt. This however is not recommended so here’s some information on cutting out paper patterns to make sure you have the shapes right first. For the body or head of a round plushie measure half the outside circle and then make football shapes that tall. Depending on how skinny or fat your ‘footballs’ are you will need 3-5 of them. For an oval, draw a curved inseam on your sketch and use that to decide the height of the pieces, they will look more like basketballs that have gone flat on one side. You will need 4 ‘flat basketballs’ for an oval. Most other pieces can be cut from basic or simple shapes; hoppip or jigglypuff’s ear for example can be 3 large triangle of red-pink and one small triangle of black. And oddish’s foot can be made from an oval and two half ovals (the half ovals should be as tall as half the outside line of the original oval is long. These pieces should be slightly larger than actual size to account for seams. Leaves should be cut extra wide, I’ll explain this later.

3) Using the chalk draw outlines of the patterns on your fabric and cut out the pieces. You may find that you didn’t have as much fabric as you thought, in which case you’ll need to put the plushie on hold until you can go get more.

4) Sew any main pieces of the face together; remember to sew from the inside (that is the pieces should be inside-out so that the seams don’t show). You can pin seams together as needed, but make sure you remove all pins before sewing the final seam.

[One exception to sewing from the inside is if you use only embroidery thread. If using embroidery thread you can sew inside-in to create a more crafted looking plushie, this is also easier than regular sewing]

5) Add face details, sew in a mouth with embroidery thread, sew or glue on the eyes, ect.

6) Sew rest of body/head seam except for 1 seam, this will be the last seam you sew. You will need it open to hide the knots from attaching any attachment parts like ears and to stuff the plushie. This final seam should be on the back or bottom of your plushie and must be big enough to pull the whole plushie (un-stuffed) through.

A few attachment pieces may be right at seam and can be sewn on in this step. Remember to sew them together and stuff them first. (Remember to sew inside-out)

7) Sew together, stuff, and attach any attachments not sewn on in step 6. Make sure to sew the attachments to the outside, but knot the threads on the inside. (Remember to sew inside-out)

Leaves, My Method: Leaves should be made wider than life-size. Pinch the fabric in the center of the leaf around a pipe cleaner or other wire and sew it in place with embroidery thread. This will create slightly crinkled standing leaves that you can adjust the position of.

8) Turn body and head inside-in. Make sure all pieces are attached and sewn on the way you like. If they are not, cut the threads and reattach them as in step 7. Make sure to remove any pins. When you are satisfied, stuff your plushie through the final seam. Then sew this seam closed (Inside-in of course, which is why we left it on the back or bottom in step 6.)

Do not worry if your first few plushies comes out misshapen or smaller than expected. It just takes some practice.
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Not sure why you felt the need to quote the entire first post... I assume it was for the one picture of pattern making.

It would help to know which form of Meloetta you were going to make. She'll basically just be a human shaped doll, you may want to use something like pipecleaners or yarn for the arms since they're so thin. For the 'Pirouette' form, I recommend making the hair as you would for the 'Aria' then tacking it up into the round the head style.

Um, but isn't that Aria form? Anyways... what you have patterned out looks sound in general, not sure the musical note on her head needs to be so many pieces. I would probably cut two pieces the outline of it and attach them together with one long thin piece. Do note that those arms are going to be hard, as you’ll need to sew them neatly inside-in, or really work at turning them inside-in after sewing them inside-out.